Clinician - (Licensed Mental Health Professional)-(JBTP)
About The Position
NaphCare is hiring a full-time Licensed Mental Health Professional (LCSW, CPC, LMFT) to join our Jail Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) Program, THRIVE, that operates as a 30-bed adult competency to stand trial restoration and evaluation unit at Washoe County Detention Facility in Reno, NV. The Clinician will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, evaluate treatment goals, and provide individual and group therapy using psychoeducation, evidenced-based therapies, coping and social skills building, and support to improve patients’ symptoms of mental illness and/or disability, functioning, and overall well-being. The ideal candidate has experience working with serious mental illness and/or in a correctional setting, and in working within a multidisciplinary team. THRIVE provides specialized behavioral health services for patients found incompetent to stand trial (IST) and have been remanded to inpatient restoration treatment. The unit is a therapeutic environment, providing intensive day treatment services. By providing patient-centered, evidenced-based, and holistic care, THRIVE seeks to eliminate the need for these patients to transfer to await further delays in their legal case by having to await transfer to a hospital. The ultimate aim is to assist defendants in moving forward with their legal case and with their lives in a healthier place. The Clinicians will work with a team of psychiatric providers, psychiatric nurses, forensic examiners, forensic educator, group facilitator, and data coordinator led and supported by a program director .
Requirements
- Masters prepared candidate with active, unrestricted licensure as a clinician (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LPC, etc.) in the state of Nevada
- Knowledge of the DSM-V-TR criteria and conditions
- Knowledge of evidenced-based and/or empirically informed treatments for serious mental illness and major mental disorders (e.g., neurodevelopmental disorders)
Nice To Haves
- At least 1 year of experience, including working with adults living with serious mental illness and/or in a correctional or adult inpatient mental health environment, preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Serve as a contributing member of the multidisciplinary treatment team
- Conduct and document initial (or updates to existing) psychosocial assessments
- Perform and document treatment plans and treatment team review notes
- Maintain an individual caseload of THRIVE patients for individual treatment and documentation
- Conducts brief daily check-ins with individual caseload
- Provide group therapeutic and psychoeducational services
- Conduct crisis intervention and suicide/safety risk assessments as warranted
- Assist in outcomes assessments of the THRIVE patients
- Coordinate with health and correctional staff regarding patients’ mental health care
- Participate in educational and training activities related to mental health care for patients, security personnel, and healthcare staff
- Demonstrate knowledge of DSM-V-TR criteria and mental health practice standards
Benefits
- Prescriptions free of charge through our health plan
- Health, dental & vision insurance
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP) services
- 100% vested 401K and Roth with company contribution
- Tuition Assistance to further your education
- Referral bonuses when you help us find talented team members
- NaphCare University – for convenient online learning
- Term life insurance at no cost to you
- Generous paid time off & paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
